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CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
Across Yorkshire's moors and dales,
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the world's most famous vet
set the benchmark for animal care,
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and James Herriot's legacy lives on.
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COWS MOOING
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His former trainee, Peter Wright...
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All my life,
I've enjoyed doing this.
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...has been a Yorkshire vet
for over 40 years.
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I'm getting the impression you
wouldn't take me on as an assistant.
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Is that right?
Probably. Ha!
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Peter's old partner,
Julian Norton...
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With a gloved hand and a lubricated
finger, I'm well-equipped.
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...now runs two practices...
Come on, young man.
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...one of them in the town
where Herriot worked,
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surrounded by the North Yorkshire
landscape he loved.
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Look at that! What a sheep!
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And in the foothills
of the Pennines...
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I'm armed and ready.
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...a new generation
of town and country vets...
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This is the closest tojames Bond
I think I'm ever getting.
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...also uphold the Herriot ethos.
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Another day in paradise.
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The teams are united...
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We can probably knock this off
ourselves, do you think? Pfft!
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...never taking their eyes
off the ball...
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Oh! Howzat! Ha-ha!
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...as they help animals
of all shapes...
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Didn't think I'd be hugging
a turkey today.
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...sizes...
That's more like pulling a calf out.
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...types...
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Nearly done. Nearly done, Bertie.
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...and temperaments.
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Ow! He bit me!
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It's definitely not glamorous.
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Penile amputations
still make me squirm a little bit.
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But it's varied.
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WOMAN BRAYS
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You ought to know better!
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It's rarely easy,
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but they continue
the Herriot tradition.
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Ooh!
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Treating all creatures...
That's it, there we go.
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...great...
Oh, Merlin.
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Come on!
..and small.
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Hello! Ho-ho!
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After the rainfall
when the sun begins to shine,
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up above Yorkshire's streets
and houses, another rainbow...
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...climbing high over those
glorious green pastures.
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COW MOOS
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The colourful countryside
more than makes up
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for there being no pot of gold.
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And able to call this
the workplace...
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...a Yorkshire vet has to try
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and look for a silver lining
around any cloud.
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But when there's an emergency...
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...it gets harder to see
by the second...
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...which is why Shona's rushing
from The Huddersfield Hospital
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to Jonathan's farm.
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Shh-Shh-Shh.
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Anytime we get a call for calving,
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it's sort of all hands on deck
and get there as quickly as we can.
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The longer that the cow is
having difficulty giving birth,
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the more likely it is that
there's something gone wrong.
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We noticed she was laying apart
from the others,
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so we thought she was clue
to start calving.
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So, I shot across,
but no sign of a calf.
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We brought her back here
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and she's got a calf inside her,
but she's not pushing.
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With any child birth,
it's a difficult time for the mum,
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and we'll drop all routine things to
get to theirs as an emergency.
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Ancl obviously get her through
the lab our
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and hopefully get a live calf.
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Hello, little one.
Here she is. Hey, girl. Right.
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So, you've seen something
hanging out the back end of her...
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Yeah. ..when she's in the field.
Right, 0|<.
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Look like a cleansing rather
than a calf string.
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But no evidence of a calf in
the field. No, I've searched.
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Ancl did you say you've had a feel
in her, and you can feel a calf?
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Had a feel in her, there is
a calf there, but it's well back.
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Right, we'll have a feel and see
what kind of position it's in
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and what's going on.
Jonathan's especially worried
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because of a previous bad experience
with the same cow.
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First calf. She did the same.
Showed signs of starting to calf
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and then just never really
got on with it.
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The calf was dead inside her.
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But then, last year, she calved
perfectly all right on her own.
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So, we were expecting the same
this year,
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but it's not gone as
straightforwardly as we'd hoped.
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Good lass. Yeah, cervix
is definitely opened, ain't it?
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Right, I've got two feet,
and elbow depth in.
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Is it breach?
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Yeah. Not true breach cos it's
coming straight, but... Right.
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I suspect she's not
progressing the same
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because it's not
the right way around. Right.
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It's currently on its left-hand side
with its legs coming like that,
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coming UP-
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You grab the blue, yeah,
the blue is actually...
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The blue should be, yeah,
is on the left leg.
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Obviously, you've gotta be careful
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that you're not tearing
the uterus with the feet.
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COW MOOS
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OK, just ease off a wee bit.
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It's got no space to twist.
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It's kicking at the minute.
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Don't say "at the minute".
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It's just coming at
a really awkward angle.
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It's not a nice position at all.
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At the practice in Kirkbymoorside...
Come on. Up we go, Shep.
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...Peter's patient,
two-year-old Shep... Good lad.
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...has a very, very personal problem.
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Shep's come in bleeding
from his penis,
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and we're just going to have a look
and see if we can ascertain
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where the blood's coming from.
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It does look a bit inflamed,
that penis, doesn't it? Mm.
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SHEP WHIMPERS
An extremely delicate issue...
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We're going to pass
a catheter into his bladder
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just to see what
the urine's like in there.
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...requires an extremely steady hand.
Good boy.
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Good boy, well clone.
Nearly done.
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The vet gets no credit ever,
does he?
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THEY CHUCKLE
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Good boy.
There we are, Shep.
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In the waiting room,
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Shep's owner, Martin,
is sitting uncomfortably...
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It does feel a bit like you need
to get it sorted.
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You know, being a male as well.
And anything goes wrong down there,
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you go straight to the doctors
about it, don't you, really?
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Makes me cringe.
CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY
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It's all right, Shep.
Good boy.
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That's looking fairly clear, isn't
it? There's nothing further up.
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Shep's visit to the vet...
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One more insult, I'm just gonna
have a feel up his bum.
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...will be one he'll never forget.
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All right, Shep, we're nearly clone.
SHEP YELPS
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Prostate's absolutely fine,
normal shaped.
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Good boy. Do you know
what shape a prostate is?
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No. Like an apple.
Is it?
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Mm. Ancl that's a very small apple
in there.
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SHE CHUCKLES
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Right, I think we'll put him on some
antibiotics and send him home.
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With nothing serious
to worry about...
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They don't come
any braver do they, Shep, hey?
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They don't come any braver.
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...it seems Shep had an itch...
Come on.
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...he simply couldn't scratch.
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My gut feeling is it's coming
from the end of his penis,
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which I think
he may have traumatised.
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Yeah, well, we already know that
he's got a bit of flea problem,
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so I think he might have nibbled
his willy a little bit
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and made it bleed.
PETER CHUCKLES
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MARTIN SIGHS
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PANTING
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Over in Wetherby,
Julian's next patient
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is an older boy called Ralphy...
SMACKS LIPS
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...who has his own, very visible,
uncomfortable veterinary memories...
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You're beautiful, aren't you, hey?
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...which make his new problem
especially concerning.
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He's got a big lump, bleeding mass
on the upper eyelid.
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The bigger issue
with Ralphy is his other eye
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has been removed several years ago.
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It was back then...
SMACKS LIPS
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...that Michael adopted Ralphy,
when he was two.
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He'd just had his eye out and
the family didn't want to keep him,
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apparently, because they
didn't want to a one-eyed dog.
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We went to see him and fell in love
with him. He's our little boy.
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We've been trying to avoid, today,
but it's come to the crunch
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and we're gonna need to take this
horrible lump off the eyelid.
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We are worried about it.
He's nearly 11 now,
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so you're never quite sure
how they're going to react
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to an an aesthetic.
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Come on, then, Ralphy.
Let's go see Julian.
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Poor old Ralphy.
Aw, Ralphy.
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That's the problem,
look that horrible thing there.
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Ancl it keeps getting infected and
his owners have been very worried
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about doing anything
on the grounds of his age,
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and the fact that he's only got
one good eye left.
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With him only having one eye,
we don't want the eyelid
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to sort of be too deformed
and impact on his eyesight
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out of his one good eye.
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There we are, Ralphy. Good boy.
Into the land of nod.
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If the lump's too big
or you don't do it quite right
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then you can end up with an eyelid
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that isn't sitting together
properly or neatly.
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So, in theory, it's simple,
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in practice,
it's often quite the opposite.
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What shall we do,
clip the hair off first?
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It's horrible, this, you know.
The lump is really big. Is it?
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Ancl that will just get worse,
I think, if we don't do anything.
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I'm pleased, really, we've got
the chance to take it off now.
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It looks horrible.
Aw.
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It could be even worse
than I expected.
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COW MOOS
There's a lot going on in here,
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which always makes things
a little bit more challenging.
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The calf's out backwards,
but is there a way forward?
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Come on, mister.
Come on, lad.
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Oh, he is lame, isn't he?
I can see that from here.
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And a foal called Elvis
has Peter all shook up.
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I know that hurts. I'm sorry, Elvis.
I'm sorry.
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Near Huddersfield,
Shona's trying to save two lives,
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with Jonathan's cow unable
to give birth
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to her calf that's coming backwards.
There's a lot going on in here,
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which always makes things
a little bit more challenging.
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You've got to be keeping an eye
on where the feet are,
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where the hocks are,
how big everything is.
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Right, we've got it straight now.
I think we're gonna need that jack.
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Right, just hold it there a second.
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The oxygen supply is coming through
the umbilical cord
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into the bellybutton.
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Because they're not designed
to come out backwards,
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when we get past the point
of no return
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you are at risk of cutting off
the oxygen supply from the mother
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before it can take a breath.
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Because you can get them stuck
at that critical point.
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Ancl that is one of the reasons
that it's absolutely critical
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that we use a calving jack
to get this calf out
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Because once we've got
past the belly,
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we're gonna have to pull it out
really quickly.
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We've got a nice calving jack here.
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Right, can you just tilt it up
a wee bit? That's it.
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So, keep it straight initially.
CALVING JACK CLICKING
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Good girl. So we go
nice and steady so she's got time.
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That's it.
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LABOURED MOOING
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Good girl, sweetheart.
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STRAINED: OK. All systems go.
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Right. Get 'em on little 'un.
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Come on.
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Come on. Come on.
Come on, lad. Come on, mister.
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Come on, lad.
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All right, beast.
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That was a big breath.
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Shall we take it to its mother?
See if she'll give it a good lick.
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Give that a good swish, lass.
It's breathing. It's just dopey.
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So that's absolutely brilliant
we've got a cracking male calf here.
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He's being a little bit dopey
cos he's come out backwards.
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But his mum's interested in him,
which is the second big bonus,
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and, well, he's alive.
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We'll give her some pain relief
and get her bedded up with this one
238
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so she can settle in with him.
239
00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,255
You never know, breach births
can go either way.
240
00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,055
So, yeah, very happy with that.
241
00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:45,055
THEY MOO
Ooh, there he goes.
242
00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,655
Calf making his...
He's coming round a bit now, yeah.
243
00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:51,695
THEY MOO
244
00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,135
I can't believe how tired I am
from getting that calf out.
245
00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,895
I need to get back in the gym.
SHE CHUCKLES
246
00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,575
It's always a worry when you get
that call of going to a calving
247
00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,895
because all manner
of things can await you.
248
00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,455
Ancl it's always a worry as well
when the calves coming backwards
249
00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,135
because it is a higher-risk thing.
250
00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,575
But we've got him out
and he's looking good.
251
00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,455
Right, give me a ring tomorrow,
let me know how he is.
252
00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,015
I will do, yeah.
All right. See you later, then.
253
00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,575
Thanks, bye.
254
00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:30,735
COW MOOS
255
00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:35,655
Over in Wetherby, Julian and Lucy
are preparing to remove a lump
256
00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:38,215
from one-eyed Ralphy's eyelid.
257
00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,615
I've been seeing Ralphy
for quite a few months now,
258
00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,415
and every time we've been
trying to avoid doing this.
259
00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,935
It's slowly been getting worse,
has this eye, for Ralphy.
260
00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:52,335
It's caused increasingly a crusty
infection around the eyelid.
261
00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,135
You ready?
Ready? I'm ready, yep.
262
00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:55,255
Come on.
263
00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,975
Right, are we all good?
Yes.
264
00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,015
That's a horrible thing, look.
265
00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,535
So, what I need to do
is cut around that in, like,
266
00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:11,215
a cake-slice fashion
which removes a wedge of tissue,
267
00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,135
including the lump.
268
00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,215
I always like to put the end
of some forceps underneath just,
269
00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,615
or something to press on,
so I don't accidentally slip
270
00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:27,135
and slice his eyeball,
which would be a terrible disaster.
271
00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:35,615
Right, that's it.
This is a very vascular lump,
272
00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:36,975
with big blood vessels.
273
00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,655
We could tell that beforehand
cos it did keep bleeding.
274
00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:45,335
It's another problem to deal with,
but I think so far, so good.
275
00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:49,735
Quite a big gap there, so
the problem that I might have here
276
00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,615
is if these edges don't meet up,
then you can end up
277
00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:58,095
with a kinked eyelid,
which is not what we want.
278
00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,135
So, this is the point of
279
00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,935
working out whether it's going
to come together neatly.
280
00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:06,455
Ancl I think I'm clone.
281
00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:08,975
That looks really good.
282
00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,375
That's come away a lot better than
I was expecting or anticipating.
283
00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:17,095
Looks much better.
Save the eye and save the clay.
284
00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,455
Do I need to save the lump?
Good question.
285
00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,335
Yeah, we probably should put it
in a histology pot.
286
00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,495
It looks rather innocuous lump now,
287
00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:29,255
but when it was attached to Ralphy
it looked altogether more serious.
288
00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,575
Anyway, it won't cause him
any more problems.
289
00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,615
Come on, then.
290
00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:41,615
Good boy, Ralphy.
291
00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,455
Four months ago,
on the edge of the North York moors,
292
00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,535
Peter met newborn donkey Elvis...
293
00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,575
You're having problems by
the looks of things.
294
00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:08,455
...who wasn't able to get enough milk
from his mum.
295
00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,295
Obviously, he's going there.
Yeah.
296
00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,135
We don't know how much he's taking.
No.
297
00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,375
But a trip to the local
equine hospital saved him.
298
00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,775
He's lovely. Elvis!
HE CH UCKLES
299
00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,335
So, we can say by tomorrow that
Elvis has left the building.
300
00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,935
Absolutely.
Elvis will have left the building.
301
00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,455
THEY CHUCKLE
302
00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,135
Today, Peter's rushing out
to see Elvis again.
303
00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:39,615
This little donkey is a chap
that I know well, and, his owner,
304
00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,735
she's very concerned
because he's quite lame.
305
00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,975
So, I've told her to put
some sort of protection on there
306
00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,335
until we have a look at him
this morning.
307
00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,935
So, I'm on the way there now
to find out what's going on.
308
00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,375
Georgina and her daughter Lizzie
have been keeping a close eye
309
00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,295
on the little donkey.
310
00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,735
Come on, then.
311
00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,055
Come on.
312
00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,335
How're you?
LIZZIE CH UCKLES
313
00:17:05,360 --> 00:17:09,015
How're you doing? You're gonna
check his foot out, Lizzie?
314
00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,855
Is it any better after last night,
do you think?
315
00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,695
Well, we noticed that
he had this limp last week
316
00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,295
and it's just not
getting any better.
317
00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,095
We thought that would've eased
after a few clays, but it hasn't.
318
00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:24,135
He's the baby of the family, so,
we are all very worried about him.
319
00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,375
And, Lizzie, you're
the donkey whisperer of the family,
320
00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,895
aren't you?
So, you've been helping, too.
321
00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,295
Morning. Morning. How are you?
I'm very well, thanks.
322
00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,055
Elvis isn't very well,
is that right?
323
00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,495
He's limp,
he's just not improving. Right.
324
00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,415
Have you any idea
what might've caused it? No...
325
00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,775
Well, he's only got little legs,
hasn't he?
326
00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,575
I didn't know, has he sunk down
and sort of stuck in the mud,
327
00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:52,535
and he's jarred it as he's come out?
Lizzie put the dog boot on it,
328
00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,335
last night... Oh, right.
..to try and keep it clean. Yeah.
329
00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,855
Well clone. Oh, he is lame, isn't he?
I can see that from here. Mm.
330
00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:04,215
That's quite telling, in't it?
Yeah, it's definitely getting worse.
331
00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,375
Yeah.
Definitely.
332
00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,575
Right. Let's go and have a look.
333
00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,655
Hello, Elvis.
334
00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:15,695
Hello, boy. Poor little Elvis.
What have you been doing?
335
00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,055
It's nice to see you, Elvis.
336
00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,455
This is the man
that saved your life, Elvis.
337
00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,735
Have you got a poorly foot?
Poorly leg?
338
00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,695
Right, Lizzie. Well, I might need
you to help with Elvis, all right?
339
00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,935
Can we hold him between us?
I think we can, can't we?
340
00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:37,415
Oh, well clone.
341
00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,535
Elvis, let's have a look.
342
00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,175
Let's have a look and see what...
It's all right.
343
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,575
It's all right, Elvis.
344
00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,615
It's quite puffy
and painful round here.
345
00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,255
I think this is quite thick.
ELVIS WHIMPERS
346
00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:54,775
Elvis, what're you doing, man?
347
00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,695
Let's have a look. just a minute.
348
00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,695
I'm just going to pare this off
349
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,575
and have a look
and see what's happening.
350
00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,535
It's painful for him because
this is very sensitive. Right.
351
00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,895
Good boy. I know, I know.
352
00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,655
I'm sorry.
ELVIS WHIMPERS
353
00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,735
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I know that hurts. I'm sorry.
354
00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,615
Hold steady.
I'm sorry, Elvis. I'm sorry.
355
00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,095
Oh, cripes!
356
00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:28,535
Red alert for Matt
with a pregnant sheep.
357
00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,735
It's a fair-sized prolapse,
is this, in't it?
358
00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,095
And Rohin goes from relaxing walks
with his own husky...
359
00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:37,015
THEY WHINE AND BARK
360
00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,895
It feels very real,
all of a sudden.
361
00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,815
Line out!
..to sledding without snow.
362
00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,655
Bumpier than I expected,
straight on!
363
00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:55,935
In Wetherby...
364
00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,135
INDISTINCT CHATTER
365
00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,055
...Lorna and Michael
are desperate to see Ralphy...
366
00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,095
Right, then, Ralphy.
..afterjulian removed a lump
367
00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:09,175
from their elderly,
one-eyed dog's eyelid.
368
00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,135
We've got a very clean house.
SHE CH UCKLES
369
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,495
Haven't we?
Yeah, it's, er...
370
00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,255
Cleaned it from top to bottom,
ain't we?
371
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,655
We've been anxious, haven't we?
Absolutely.
372
00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,015
Can't wait to see him.
Spoiling him. Yep.
373
00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:20,735
I've cooked a chicken
specially for him.
374
00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,095
Can't imagine life without him.
375
00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:25,375
Oh, gosh, no.
I don't want to think about it.
376
00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,655
Can you walk or shall I carry you?
377
00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,015
Good boy, good boy.
378
00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:33,815
Do you want to come through?
379
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:36,895
PANTING
380
00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,295
Oh, baby!
Hello, darling.
381
00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,615
Hello, sweetheart. Hello, beautiful.
There we are, yeah. Hello.
382
00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,375
Don't look too bad at all, does it?
383
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,375
Looks a lot better than it did,
yeah. Yeah.
384
00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,735
The eyelid came together
really nicely. Oh, brilliant.
385
00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,095
That was obviously one
of the big concerns,
386
00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:55,695
would we be able to do that?
It was, yes. Anyway, it's off now,
387
00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,095
and he doesn't need to worry.
388
00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:58,895
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
389
00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,095
All right. Thank you.
OK. Bye-bye.
390
00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,295
Ralphy's on his way home now.
The surgery went really well.
391
00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,055
There's definitely
a very special bond,
392
00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,415
with Ralphy and his owners.
So I'm delighted
393
00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,615
for everybody's sake that
it's worked out so happily today.
394
00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,055
And after a few weeks of recovery...
395
00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,775
Such a beautiful boy, aren't you,
hey?
396
00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,455
...Ralphy's loving life
back in his boys' club,
397
00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,815
with one girl allowed.
398
00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,175
When I retired I decided I was
going to have a summer house.
399
00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,975
Ralphy used to go in there with him
when he was in there, and I'd say,
400
00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,255
"Where's Ralphy gone? Oh, he's
in the man cave with his daddy."
401
00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,535
It's your little place, in't it,
hey?
402
00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,535
Gimme that ball.
403
00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,495
Where's it gone?
RALPHY BARKS
404
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,215
Good boy.
Then he won't give it back.
405
00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:43,695
THEY CHUCKLE
406
00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,015
He's our little boy, and, before,
we were so protective
407
00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,055
cos every time he did anything
his eye would all fill with blood.
408
00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,335
Ancl it was very uncomfortable
and swelled up.
409
00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:54,695
The result is absolutely fabulous.
410
00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:58,015
We were a bit concerned about
what shape his eye might be,
411
00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,175
butjulian's made a super job on it.
Yeah, and he is much happier.
412
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,535
He is, yeah.
TOY SQUEAKS
413
00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:04,815
Here you go. Here you go.
RALPH'! BARKS
414
00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,655
Come on, give it to Daddy.
THEY CHUCKLE
415
00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,415
Vets know just how much pets mean
to their owners.
416
00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,695
Come! Good dog.
417
00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:24,575
Ready?
418
00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,175
Many have their own
four-legged best friends.
419
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,135
Em, I need to go back to work!
420
00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,255
And in Huddersfield...
Sit. Wait...
421
00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:34,535
Speak.
DOG BARKS
422
00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,895
...Rohin's is Rupert.
423
00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,935
I think Rupert's getting desperate.
I should go and take him for a walk.
424
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,495
Are you coming, Rupert?
You know that word, don't you?
425
00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,055
He's had the nine-year-old husky
since he was a puppy.
426
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:49,335
Good boy.
427
00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,775
So, today, despite a lack of snow,
428
00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:59,575
he wants to take his husky love
to new, high-octane extremes.
429
00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,135
I'm on the way
to meet Faye and Richard,
430
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,775
who run a husky trekking experience
in North Yorkshire.
431
00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,695
I'm a little bit apprehensive.
432
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,255
I know that they do travel at quite
some speed when they get going.
433
00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,695
Faye and Richard have kept huskies
and various other sled-dog breeds
434
00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,295
for over 20 years.
435
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,335
I don't think there's anything
I don't love about them.
436
00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:27,775
They're my world. They're my life.
They're my passion.
437
00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,175
I used to like cats.
FAYE LAUGHS
438
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,055
Then we got a husky,
and it's quite addictive.
439
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,815
Once you get one, we got
another one, then another one.
440
00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,175
You can never have too many huskies.
There's never enough.
441
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,335
FAYE LAUGHS
442
00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,375
Hello!
LAUGHS
443
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,055
DOG BARKS
Sounds like I'm in the right place.
444
00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:47,335
Hi, guys.
Hiya.
445
00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:49,175
I'm Rohin. Nice to meet you.
Hiya. Richard.
446
00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,015
I've never seen this many beautiful
dogs all in one place before.
447
00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,935
This is incredible.
I've got a "sled dog" myself.
448
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,335
I say "sled dog"
cos he's very spoilt.
449
00:23:57,360 --> 00:23:59,695
He's a probably the most spoilt
husky you'll ever meet.
450
00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,055
I think it's hard
not to spoil a husky. Yeah.
451
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,415
How long has it been
that you've been sort of doing
452
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:05,975
the trekking
and that side of things?
453
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,975
That's 15 years that we've actually
been actually working them. Sure.
454
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,495
So, it's a three-wheel trike,
455
00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,415
hook the clogs up
to the front of that,
456
00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:13,975
and you've never got a happier husky
457
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,655
than when they're on there,
pulling you.
458
00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,335
Sounds like that requires
a fair amount of skill and balance,
459
00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:19,695
so I'm not sure how that's gonna go.
460
00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,095
Wow, that's a proper piece of kit,
that, isn't it?
461
00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:26,215
How does it work?
462
00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,095
I guess you stand there
and just hope for the best?
463
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,255
THEY LAUGH
464
00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:31,695
You have got a lot
of control over it
465
00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,055
because you've got the brakes
and the steering rack. Yeah.
466
00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,415
If you do want to bend down
and you feel comfortable doing it,
467
00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,655
the clogs will go faster.
468
00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,455
So, the lower you get,
the faster you go, basically. OK.
469
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,055
I'm actually really excited now.
You're gonna absolutely love it.
470
00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,455
With the three-wheeled theory
covered,
471
00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,575
now for the very eager
eight-legged power.
472
00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:53,535
This is Baby.
473
00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:55,575
She's our eldest husky.
She's now 11.
474
00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,095
And you've got Rumour here,
that's Baby's son.
475
00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:00,455
It's a mother-and-son team.
He's now nine.
476
00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,815
As you can see,
he's raring to go all the time.
477
00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,335
He's desperate to go, isn't he?
He is. He's our lead dog.
478
00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:07,815
Have you got any last tips?
You're gonna need this.
479
00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,215
Oh, yeah. Safety first.
480
00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,735
That's a very good point.
Safety first.
481
00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,975
Ancl number-one rule, do not let go!
482
00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,615
I was feeling quite calm,
483
00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,495
but I think the adrenaline's
just kicked in now.
484
00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,495
It feels very real all of a sudden.
485
00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,055
DOG HOWLS
486
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:27,575
fight, you ready, Rom“?
Three, two, one...
487
00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:28,975
Line out!
488
00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,935
It's bumpier than I expected.
Straight on!
489
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,455
He's doing really good actually
for a first go.
490
00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:38,935
It's a bit wobbly.
491
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,775
Deary me!
The steering is not easy at all.
492
00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,455
He's doing really well.
Look, he's bent down.
493
00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,055
Rumour, hike on!
494
00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,535
She's going to the toilet.
Doing a poo.
495
00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,015
Hope he's got a poo bag!
SHE LAUGHS
496
00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,375
Come on, Baby, hike on!
Hike on!
497
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,695
Good girl.
Whoa, whoa!
498
00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,815
Good girl. Good boy, Rumour.
499
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,575
So, how'd you think it went?
Yeah. It was amazing fun.
500
00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,975
It was very, very bumpy and
really hard to steer, to be honest.
501
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,655
But once you get going
and you're on a nice straight bit
502
00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,015
and they pick up some speed,
it's a amazing feeling.
503
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,295
It is, in't it? There's no feeling
like it in the world.
504
00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:18,495
You feel like you're flying. Yeah.
505
00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,455
I might have to take this up
as a new hobby, I think.
506
00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,575
Got another one hooked.
507
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:24,735
TH EY LAUGH
Definitely, yeah.
508
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,975
Thank you. That's nice.
509
00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:37,175
Near Kirkbymoorside,
Peter's been reunited with Elvis...
510
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,535
I know, I know.
511
00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,375
That's sore.
512
00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:46,215
...a foal he saved on the day he
was born who's suddenly gone lame.
513
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,655
I'm sorry, Elvis. I'm sorry.
All right.
514
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:54,015
But Georgina's daughter, budding vet
Lizzie, is on hand to help.
515
00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,135
You're the donkey whisperer,
aren't you? Are you?
516
00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,015
Well, if you ever need
an apprentice... Yes.
517
00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,215
...you know where to come.
I do, don't I?
518
00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,095
I'm just going to trim
this tissue off now.
519
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,695
Trim it back.
520
00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,215
That's where the infection
often gets in.
521
00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,135
Ancl it's where the sole joins
the hoof wall. Right.
522
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,495
That's all horrible dead tissue,
and that needs to come off. Ooh.
523
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,055
So it might just hurt
a little bit, might this.
524
00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,935
But it has to be clone, Elvis.
I'm sorry, boy.
525
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,655
It has to be clone.
526
00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,575
Enjoying his apples, I think.
Good.
527
00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,535
I think Lizzie's making
a big difference as well. I do.
528
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:41,695
Infection has worked its way back,
and it's burst out at the heel.
529
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,735
Ancl that's why we've got
a little bit of blood there,
530
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,095
cos we're pretty much back
to healthy tissue there.
531
00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:51,015
Right. It's painful for him
because this is very sensitive.
532
00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,455
Right. But | think...
that boot that you've got,
533
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,095
I think that's going to be
very useful.
534
00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:57,215
Oh, brilliant.
535
00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,695
I'm going to give you
some antibiotics. Yeah.
536
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,855
I'm going to use that boot
rather than bandage it
537
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,855
because I'm going to leave you
this spray as well,
538
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,175
this antibiotic spray...
Yeah.
539
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,375
...and I'd like you
to put this on daily.
540
00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,655
Are you watching, Lizzie?
Cos you might have to do this.
541
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,055
This is what we need to do.
Right?
542
00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,575
I want you to spray Elvis like this.
543
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,135
UK?
544
00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:24,495
Would you mind coming and holding
his leg in here for me, Lizzie?
545
00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:25,815
That's great.
546
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:30,215
Ancl then I can come in there,
and I can slip him his boot on.
547
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,615
I'm glad you're here.
You're obviously a natural, Lizzie.
548
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,895
Good boy.
Brave boy.
549
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,335
That's it. That's lovely.
Sorry, Elvis. I'm sorry!
550
00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,935
Nice to see him having a drink
there, isn't it? Yeah.
551
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,135
I think he deserves it after that.
I think so as well.
552
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,335
Thank you.
You're very welcome.
553
00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:52,655
Thank you for your help!
554
00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,335
I'm very grateful, cos I think
you have a natural way with animals.
555
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,135
Ancl I think Elvis appreciated
you being there.
556
00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,535
We'll see you soon. Bye-bye.
Bye-bye! Thank you!
557
00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,095
When you go to see a lame animal,
558
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,455
you're never quite sure
what you're going to find.
559
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:11,055
We've got him on painkillers.
We've got him on some antibiotics.
560
00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,775
Ancl he's got a lovely little boot
there, which fits him perfectly.
561
00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:19,095
I mean, you couldn't
exactly describe it as Blue Suede,
562
00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,495
but I think it's the nearest
563
00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,015
that our Elvis is going to get
to that.
564
00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,135
He certainly...
565
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,455
As far as humans are concerned,
he doesn't have a Suspicious Mind,
566
00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,775
and I'll be back to see him
fairly shortly.
567
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,655
While lambing season
is a tough time for farmers,
568
00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,495
the build-up
can be just as dramatic.
569
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,055
And near Huddersfkfld,
570
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,455
Matt's heading to see David
about one of his mums-to-be.
571
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,255
It sounds like one of his sheep
has got a vaginal prolapse.
572
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:56,815
She's clue to lamb very soon,
573
00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,535
so it needs to be dealt with
pretty sharpish
574
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,855
so we don't get any damage
to the tissues
575
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,495
when it comes to lambing.
576
00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,735
Normally, I can deal with it myself,
but this is proving awkward.
577
00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,655
'Hopefully, I can sort it out,
578
00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,295
'but you never know when you go
to these on-call visits.
579
00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,495
'It can turn into a disaster
very quickly.'
580
00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,455
You all right, David?
Not bad, are you?
581
00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,855
Not bad. How are you getting on?
Got a bit of a prolapse.
582
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,375
Yeah.
Young sheep.
583
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,695
Scared of damaging it,
hence that's why you're here.
584
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,935
Right, then. Let's get cracking.
585
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:33,735
Oh, cripes!
586
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,655
Have you got, like,
a clue date at all for her?
587
00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,135
Approximately three week.
Right.
588
00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,975
I'll go grab a few injections,
give her an epidural.
589
00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,575
Are you all right there for a minute
while I get my bits? Yeah.
590
00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:47,895
I was really quite worried
when I got this call.
591
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,655
Possibly, some big lambs in there,
592
00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,455
and all that vaginal membrane's
just got a bit loose,
593
00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,335
and it's started
to push everything out.
594
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,695
Most vaginal prolapses
are quite mild,
595
00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,135
whereas ones like this
can be a bit more severe.
596
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:01,855
There's a lot
of inflammation going on,
597
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,415
and these ones require
a bit more surgical intervention.
598
00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,295
Right, then.
MATT GRUNTS
599
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,895
Let's get this epidural in.
600
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,215
Sheep epidurals are a lot trickier
than cow epidurals
601
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,575
because of the angle
that the tail comes down at
602
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,215
and where you've got to go
in between the vertebrae
603
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,975
to get to where the spinal cord is
and numb everything up.
604
00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,415
Lovely.
605
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,055
Tell you what, have got
a bit of water that I can nab?
606
00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,735
I'll just give this
a bit of a clean-up. Yeah.
607
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,095
Rinse off any crap.
Sorry, Matt, it's cold, but...
608
00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,375
There you go. That's better.
609
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,855
Keep it all moist. Right, then.
610
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:46,775
There we go.
611
00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:51,775
So, now we've just got to get
everything pushed back in,
612
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,415
and the membranes
are really quite... weak.
613
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,375
So it's making sure
you don't use your fingertips,
614
00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,855
it's all going chameleon-style.
615
00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,895
Aye, it's a fair size prolapse,
is this, in't it? Mm.
616
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,735
For a vaginal one, it's a big 'un.
617
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,255
If this tissue is left out
and she catches it somewhere,
618
00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,015
it's really, really liable
to ripping open.
619
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,935
Ancl you can even rip through
620
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,095
into some more important structures
inside her.
621
00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:25,815
That can be fatal.
622
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:29,975
Still to come...
623
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,855
So, we're scanning, are we,
this morning? Yeah.
624
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,215
...Shona's at the motorway farm,
625
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,575
hoping the cows
have been serviced successfully.
626
00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:39,575
Can you get your knees up, lady?
Come on, lass. Get up.
627
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,215
And Peter checks on Elvis's foot...
Elvis.
628
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,135
Now, then, let's just have a look.
Good boy.
629
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,895
...while his helper makes sure
he doesn't have a wooden heart.
630
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,095
That's it. Can you hear it?
Oh, yeah.
631
00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,175
CH RISTOPH ER TIMOTHY:
Near Huddersfield,
632
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:04,175
after her latest calving,
Shona's hoping to discover
633
00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,055
that more newborns
will be arriving soon
634
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,335
at the farm in the middle
of the motorway.
635
00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:12,095
Got quite a nice job to do.
636
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,455
We're scanning some of the cows
for pregnancy.
637
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,415
Coming to this farm brings back
some childhood memories.
638
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,695
I've known Paul
since I was very little.
639
00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,775
I delivered my first lamb here.
640
00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,375
Ancl it's nice and wild
up on the hills.
641
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,175
With Paul wanting good news
of new life...
642
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,535
Hello.
You all right?
643
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,255
Yeah. You ready?
I think so, yeah.
644
00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,055
...at the farm where Shona developed
her skills...
645
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:38,695
So, we're scanning, are we,
this morning?
646
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,095
Yeah. I think there's nine to scan.
647
00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:41,975
...students Emily and Hannah
648
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,655
are hoping to learn
a thing or two themselves.
649
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,015
We're both in the same year
at vet school.
650
00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,895
This is a well-known farm.
I'm local round this area.
651
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,095
So it's nice to finally be here
in person.
652
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,895
Can you get your knees up, lady?
PAUL: Come on, lass. Get up.
653
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,215
I can see in there
that there's a calf.
654
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,335
Very good.
655
00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,695
We're just here
for a couple of weeks
656
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:05,975
to get an idea
of how their practice works
657
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,215
and practise being "mini vets".
658
00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,375
So, you've got a foetus.
You've got a halo around it. Yeah?
659
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,495
Yeah.
The membranes.
660
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:17,255
You've got a heartbeat,
so how old do you reckon it is?
661
00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,575
I know it's pregnant.
That's kind of my limit. Yeah!
662
00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:27,215
I'd say that's two squares,
so that's about 37 clays. Yeah.
663
00:34:27,240 --> 00:34:30,135
While Emily and Hannah aren't able
to take any notes...
664
00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:31,895
PAUL: 37 clays?
665
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,375
...Paul's struggling too.
This is technical, look.
666
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,975
Forgotten my paper and pen,
so have to go onto t'phone.
667
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,215
THEY LAUGH
668
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,375
This is to do, Shona.
669
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:45,535
Yeah, this one, girls,
670
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,295
I'm just putting my hand in,
and I can feel a foot.
671
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,695
So she's well pregnant.
672
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,255
Pregnant... about three months.
673
00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:59,215
Pregnant. Similar.
674
00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:02,215
About 70 clays?
Yeah.
675
00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:04,575
Everything's going good.
We've got some pregnant cows.
676
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,615
They all look really well.
677
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,415
Just two left to go through now.
678
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,575
Pregnant.
679
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,775
It's always nice,
giving good news to people.
680
00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,455
It's kind of quite real now.
681
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,135
A lot of the time at vet school,
you do quite a lot of small animals,
682
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,655
so it's nice to finally be out
on farms and, yeah,
683
00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:23,975
kind of seeing it in real life.
684
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,975
She's pregnant again as well,
so that's really good news.
685
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,135
Yeah, all clone. 100%.
Can't be better than that.
686
00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:34,215
It's always nice,
coming to see Paul.
687
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:36,735
You know, he's a family friend.
I've known him for a long time.
688
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,095
When it's good news,
it makes everything really nice.
689
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:40,975
When it's bad news,
it makes it a little bit worse.
690
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,335
Grand job, thank you.
See you next time.
691
00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:44,895
See you later, bye-bye.
Cheers. Bye!
692
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,895
'|t's not always that you get
every cow that you scan is pregnant,
693
00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:51,935
'but it is a nice feeling
when they are.'
694
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,855
Ancl it's great coming up
to see everyone up here
695
00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:57,015
and just...
just quite a nice job, really.
696
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,415
A few miles across West Yorkshire,
697
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:12,575
Matt's trying to help a mum-to-be
in a much later stage of pregnancy.
698
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,575
We're getting there, lass.
699
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,615
David's ewe has prolapsed,
700
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,855
and it's proving trickier to sort
than Matt had hoped.
701
00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:21,615
The risk with prolapses
702
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,175
are lacerations and infections
getting in.
703
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:28,015
So we need to make sure
that this tissue stays
704
00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,255
on the inside of the body,
where it should be.
705
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,495
Good girl. Good girl. That's it.
EWE BLEATS
706
00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:38,535
I'm just gonna lubricate it
up in there a bit
707
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,095
just to get everything
back into the right position.
708
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:43,975
Lovely.
709
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:48,295
Now just need to stitch it in,
stop it coming back out.
710
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,615
Spirit on here, clean it all up.
711
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,815
Eh, eh, eh!
No pushing, please. Thank you.
712
00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:59,575
Good girl.
Epidural's worked quite nicely.
713
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,775
So she can't feel any of this,
which is good.
714
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,455
If you were to leave this now
without stitching it in,
715
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,375
the walls of the vagina
would just fold out
716
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,215
and push all that tissue out again.
717
00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:11,815
So I need to put a stitch in there
718
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,535
to create a bit
of a natural barrier.
719
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,695
'Ey up, girl. Stay down.
We'll be clone in two minutes.
720
00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:19,495
It looks almost like a purse string,
721
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,855
and it keeps that prolapse
and all that tissue in at bay
722
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:24,375
so that those drugs can work
and get everything settled down.
723
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,375
She can still wee
and do everything as normal,
724
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,775
but it just means hopefully
we don't have this problem again.
725
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:32,175
Right, then. There we go.
726
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,695
I'll just give her
some long-acting antibiotics, David,
727
00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:38,575
and then some anti-inflammatories,
and she should be good to go then.
728
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,695
Good girl.
729
00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:44,655
Three, two, one, bam. OK.
730
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,415
So, do you know if she's a single?
Is she a twin or...?
731
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,775
I don't scan,
but it looks like a twin.
732
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,135
I wouldn't be surprised.
Some big twins, maybe. We shall see.
733
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:56,055
Right. Release the beast.
We're clone.
734
00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:58,415
Lovely, eh?
735
00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:00,015
Oh, she's a nice looking sheep,
in't she? Mm.
736
00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,815
David did just the right thing
and called us out in time,
737
00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:06,815
because early intervention
in prolapse is always better.
738
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:08,695
Sometimes, these things just happen.
739
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,255
However, sometimes,
these prolapses can be
740
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,295
the first sign
of an underlying problem.
741
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,655
So we're gonna have to watch her
really quite closely
742
00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:18,815
to make sure that
there's nothing else going on there.
743
00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,415
David knows exactly what he's doing,
744
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,135
so I've got every faith he'll be
able to spot her when she's lambing,
745
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,415
cut that tape
and deliver those lambs no bother.
746
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:26,495
Ancl if there is any problems,
747
00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:28,015
he's always good
at calling us early,
748
00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,215
which gives the best chance
of a successful outcome.
749
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,935
A few weeks later...
750
00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,295
After Matt's visit,
kept them in a couple of clays
751
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,735
and turned it back out
with her mates.
752
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,535
Nothing came out again.
Everything stayed where it should.
753
00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,295
...despite Matt's
successful handiwork...
754
00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,295
...nature found a way.
755
00:38:56,240 --> 00:39:00,815
I came to check them, and I saw
she'd given birth in the field.
756
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,175
Ancl I thought, "How can that be?"
Cos she's got a stitch in.
757
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:07,495
And David got more good news
than he bargained for.
758
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:08,415
Surprised me,
759
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:11,975
so I got it in right quick
and removed the stitches,
760
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,655
and two more lambs there,
straightforward, no drama.
761
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,935
They were presented correctly,
and it were just a case
762
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,215
of giving them a pull out,
and that were it.
763
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:22,535
Left her to it. She did everything.
764
00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:25,055
She's been maintenance free.
765
00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:26,935
No bother.
Ancl she's clone everything right.
766
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,455
Good, plenty of milk and that,
you know.
767
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,215
So, yeah, it's a bonus.
768
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:41,255
While vets' stitching skills
are normally needed
769
00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,455
for pushing in prolapses
or suturing at the end of surgery,
770
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,015
back in Wetherby,
771
00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:50,375
Julian's are coming in handy
to sort his tailoring trouble.
772
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,895
My keys have caused a hole
to appear in my trousers.
773
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:56,935
Trouble is,
once you've got a small hole,
774
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,895
it very quickly escalates
into a much bigger problem,
775
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:01,815
so I'm nipping it in the bud.
776
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,095
It's fairly safe.
777
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:07,495
I guess there's a risk of accidental
suturing the trousers to me.
778
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:08,975
Fabulous job.
779
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,255
Problem is,
it makes it go smaller than it was
780
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,815
and slightly bumpy in there,
but my keys won't fall out.
781
00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:19,815
Are you gonna come back
for your stitches out in ten clays?
782
00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,575
No, these are...
these are dissolving stitches. Oh!
783
00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,455
Yeah. I'll have another hole
by then, so...
784
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:25,975
THEY LAUGH
785
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,815
Near Kirkbymoorside,
786
00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:37,815
it's two months
since Peter treated baby Elvis,
787
00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:40,095
when the donkey he helped
as a newborn
788
00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:42,375
had an infection in his foot.
789
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,175
Elvis was limping quite badly
790
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,655
and had been doing so
for several clays.
791
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,935
So we've just popped in today
just to see how he's getting on.
792
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,735
Let's just hope
that things are going OK.
793
00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:55,775
GRAHAM:
You grab one of those carrots.
794
00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:56,895
LIZZIE: Lottie.
795
00:40:56,920 --> 00:41:00,535
And today, budding vet Lizzie
has two assistants -
796
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,175
her grandad, Graham,
and sister, Lottie.
797
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,095
I'll just give it one.
798
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,015
SHE YELPS,
LAUGHS
799
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:08,215
Good boy, Elvis.
800
00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,815
Hello, Graham.
Hi there. Good to see you.
801
00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:15,135
Well, I've called to see Elvis,
to see how he's getting on.
802
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:18,695
Well, I've dealt with your expert
in the past, Miss Lizzie here.
803
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:21,335
Yes, I know.
She's very capable in your absence.
804
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:23,735
Ancl I see you've got
your veterinary kit with you.
805
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:25,455
Well, that looks very impressive,
806
00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,535
and it's probably more comprehensive
and better than the kit I have.
807
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,175
I'm gonna be a vet
when I grow up.
808
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,615
Do you know, I could tell, because
you've got a natural ability for it.
809
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:41,135
Hello. How's he doing, eh?
810
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,255
I'm just interested,
811
00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,095
have you used your stethoscope
to listen to his heart?
812
00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:48,255
Shall we do that?
Yeah.
813
00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:52,375
That's it. Now, can you hear it?
814
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,255
Oh, yeah.
Sound healthy?
815
00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:55,495
Yeah.
Good.
816
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:59,055
Ancl after we treated him
and you had your magic boot on,
817
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:02,095
do you think he's fully sound again
now and he's not lame any more?
818
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:03,295
Yeah.
You think he's OK?
819
00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:04,455
Yeah.
Excellent.
820
00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:09,095
Elvis.
Now, then, let's just have a look.
821
00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:10,255
Good boy.
822
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:15,895
That sole had all been under run
with pus,
823
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,175
which can happen very quickly.
824
00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,455
It's quite sore when that happens.
825
00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:25,175
He's putting his weight down equally
on all four feet.
826
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,015
In fact,
he's totally back to normal.
827
00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:30,695
Ancl what Lizzie did was absolutely
vital to Elvis getting better,
828
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:33,575
so I think you've clone a good job,
a very good job.
829
00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,375
Well clone, Lizzie.
Excellent.
830
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:41,975
I'm really happy that Elvis
is all better in his foot.
831
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:43,735
I love him loads.
832
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:48,895
This is good practise
for when I be a vet when I grow up.
833
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:52,695
'Elvis is doing very nicely.
834
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:55,255
'He's been very well looked after
by Lizzie,
835
00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,615
'a budding star
in the veterinary world.
836
00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:00,775
'Ancl I think she'll be a great asset
to our profession in future.'
837
00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,975
Ancl who knows?
She'll probably take over from me.